NGC 869 & 884

          Double Cluster

 Open Clusters

 In constellation Perseus

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Twin Open Clusters visible with the naked eye which are

only 800 light years apart. Located around 7,000 light

years away and estimated to be 3 & 5 million years old.

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RA 02^h 19^m 00.00^s

DEC +57° 09′ 00.0″

These have a mag (brightness) of 4.3 & 4.4

and both clusters are 30'.0 each

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm

Imaging Camera : Canon EOS 350 DSLR

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount

Guide Scope : William Optics Megrez 80FD

Guide Camera : GSTAR-EX Video

Autoguided using GPUSB & Metaguide

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60 x 40 second exposures [40 mins] at ISO 1600.

Imaged in 1/4 moon lit skies. Baldrine, Isle of Man,

British Isles. 22:10 on 24/02/2008.